Waukesha County Dragging Operation | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Waukesha County Dragging Operation

Waukesha County Dragging Operation | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
Elevated view of two people breaking ice with an ax and an ice breaking pole [a gaff?]; other people in the background are standing in a boat pushing poles into the water. Caption reads: "<b>Breaking up an ice crust</b> was the first job for Waukesha county authorities as they sought to resume dragging operations Wednesday in the Fox river, two miles east of Mukwonago. They searched for Mrs. Rose Marie Planinshek, West Allis housewife, who disappeared Monday, the day her automobile was found nosed into the water near the bridge on highway 15. The camera points south. The sheriff's deputies are Peter Roewlandts (white) and Harold Wolfe."
DESCRIPTION
Elevated view of two people breaking ice with an ax and an ice breaking pole [a gaff?]; other people in the background are standing in a boat pushing poles into the water. Caption reads: "Breaking up an ice crust was the first job for Waukesha county authorities as they sought to resume dragging operations Wednesday in the Fox river, two miles east of Mukwonago. They searched for Mrs. Rose Marie Planinshek, West Allis housewife, who disappeared Monday, the day her automobile was found nosed into the water near the bridge on highway 15. The camera points south. The sheriff's deputies are Peter Roewlandts (white) and Harold Wolfe."
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:146793
Creation Date: 01 05 1955
Creator Name:Milwaukee Journal
City:Mukwonago
County:Waukesha
State:Wisconsin
Collection Name:Classified file, circa 1850s-1950s
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:photographic print, b&w
Original Format Number:CF 6744
Original Dimensions:10 x 8 inches
SUBJECTS
Implements, utensils, etc.
Police
Men
Outdoor photography
Boats and boating
Rivers
Shorelines
Ice
Snow
Accidents
Work clothes
Fields (Agriculture)
Trees
Hats
Shoes

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